Connecticut western news., 1887-03-02
WEDNESDAY, MARCH ?, 1887.
Local News.

CT rough pattern for March to follow. The New York conference of the NJ. E. church will meet in Kingston the first week in April.
 It may not be a cold day when Feb ruary gets left but it certainly was cold day when February left.
 Rev Mir Hoadley of New Haven preached in the Congregational church last Sunday.
 Horace C. Beckley's strength has improved trifle during the past week, yet there Is not much change in his condition.
 At the annual meeting of the ex- Prisoners of War Association held in Hartford February 22. Rev Dr Eddy was elected chaplain of the association. All persons liable to pay taxes in the town of Salisbury are advised to read Wm. B. Perry's notice in another column.
 Above the deepest snow banks the emblem of fowery summer appears, viz: Vicks Floral Guide for 1887. See advertisement in another column.
 Judge Granger made his last judi cial trip to Hartford last week. He will soon have to start for Washington, if an extra session of congress Is called.
 Mrs Roots pupils will give an exhi- bition at the close of the winter term of the high school, of which due notice will be given.
 w B. Hall X Go of Bridgeport still continue their great winter sale and until March 15 will give return fare on $25 sales. Their new advertisement was received to late for this weeks issue. The basket sociabIe last Friday evening at Geo. P. Strong's was largely attended. Bean-tossing was pleasant feature of the occasion, and the net receipts were just S25.0O.
 We have had our waste paper bin repaired. and extra boards put around the top. Now send in your spring poe try.-Thomaston Express.
 Superintendent Holbrook of the New England road has resigned and on Saturday last, the New England road or the Standard Oil interest, completed their capture of the Housatonic road.
 Forty calves were purch ased at this station yesterday, at prices ranging from 6 to 8 cents per pound. One colored man was carried in 8 hogshead to the depot, but whether he was sold or not we cannot say.
 The Kickapoo Indians are flourish ing in all their glory in Torrington The Thomaston Express remarks tha they have cancelled their engagement in Thomaston because of the scarcity O. red paint in the latter place.
 The destitute children of Mrs Wm Clarke were ken to the county tempo rary home at East Canaan, on Monday by officer Judson, where they will b, cared for until further arrangements ar' made for their welfare ThomDston Er press.
 ssSohmer" x Mathushek Pianos, Estey and Mason X Hamlin Organs rented ol for sale by Capewen the Jeweler, No 3S6 Main Street, West Winsted, Conn.
 Don't attempt to cross the oceal without chart or compass. Don't SC sail on the sea of matrimony and house keeping without knowing where to bu. your furniture, and don't fail to read G Fl. Affords advertisement in anothe column.
 Mrs c. Hotchkiss and daughter, c East Canaan, intend to reside in futuI at St. Paul, Minn., and will move ther sdufing the present month. Their man friends in Canaan regret their departur and hope they will be so homesick tha they will soon return.
 What we call equity and fair dea ing was fully demonstrated by the Mic dlesex Mutual Ins. Co.,, of Middletowr Conn.,, in the payment of loss ths occurred in this vicinity on February Il Prompt payment was made by thei Canaan agency for every cent the polio called for, notwithstanding facts existe which many insurance companys woul have considered legal right to waiy payment.
 Rev w. A. Mackey of Sheffield former pastor of the Methodist churc in Canaan, has recently been bereft ( his aged mother. In recording he death the Poughkeepsie Eagle say Mrs Susan Mackey, of La Grange, vii of the late Uriah Mackey, died at tt home of her daughter, in New York, c Monday, February 21. The cause
 death was paralysis. The funeral WI held in the LaGrangeville M. B. churc of which she was member, on Wedne day, February 23. The we'll known u dertaker, Rev Stephen Merritt, accor panied the body here from New Yol and took part in the funeral service She would have been Il years old hf she lived until the 9th of next month